STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Ora Spann, Director
State Department of Education
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, Room 808
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8806
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, Education Associate
Office of Programs for Expectional Children
1429 Senate Street, 8th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8811
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Kathy Hart, Part H Coordinator
Dept. of Health & Environmental Control/Baby Net
Robert Mills Complex, Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 898-0591
Web: www.scbabynet.org
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
P. Charles LaRosa, Jr., Commissioner
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
1410 Boston Avenue, P.O. Box 15
West Columbia, SC 29171-0015
(803) 896-6504
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Steve Abbott, Education Associate
Office of Occupational Education
Rutledge Building, 9th Floor, 924
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8486
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Stephen M. Soltys, State Director
Department of Mental Health
Box 485
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8319
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Jerome H. Hanley, Director
Division of Children, Adolescents & their Families
Department of Mental Health
2414 Bull Street, Room 304
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-8350
STATE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Stanley J. Butkus, Director
Department of Disabilities & Special Needs
3440 Harden Street Extension, P.O. Box 4706
Columbia, SC 29240
(803) 737-6444
Web: www.state.sc.us/ddsn
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Charles Lang, Executive Director
SC DD Council
Edgar Brown Bldg.
1205 Pendleton Street, Room 372
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0465
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Gloria M. Prevost, Executive Director
P&A for People with Disabilities
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 782-0639; (800) 922-5225 (In SC)
(800) 531-9781 (Spanish)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Larry Barker, Director
Office of Governor; Division of Ombudsman & Citizen Svcs
Edgar Brown Bldg., Room 308
1205 Pendelton St.
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0285; (800) 868-0040 (In SC)
(803) 734-1147 (TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Linda Price, Director
Children’s Rehabilitative Services Branch
Department of Health & Environmental Control
1751 Calhoun Street, Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 737-4072
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Michael Thompson, Interim Commissioner
Commission for the Blind
P.O. Box 79
Columbia, SC 29202-0079
(803) 734-7522
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
Sheila Breitweiser, President
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302-4699
(864) 585-7711
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jean Schwartz, Education Associate
Orthopedically Handicapped, Department of Education
Office of Technical Assistance
1429 Senate Street, 506 Rutledge Bldg.
Columbia, SC 29201-3730
(803) 734-8223
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
Web: www.sedbtac.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Craig Stoxen, Executive Director
SC Autism Society
229 Parson Street, Suite 315
W. Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 794-2300
Brain Injury
Charles L. McLafferty, President
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
P.O. Box 1912
Orangeburg, SC 29116
(803) 531-3376
Epilepsy
Christine Porter, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation-South Carolina
229 Parson St., 2nd Floor, Suite 5
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 926-0071; (803) 926-1070
Learning Disabilities
Carol Sunderman, President
Learning Disabilities Association of SC
P.O. Box 1592
Cayce, SC 29033
(803) 926-8302
Mental Health
Rebecca Miles, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in SC
1823 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 779-5363
Frances Sims, Executive Director
NAMI of South Carolina
P.O. Box 963
Columbia, SC 29202-2963
(803) 561-0000; (800) 788-5131
Mental Retardation
Kimberly McAlister, Executive Director
The Arc of SC
P.O. Box 8707
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 935-5266
Speech and Hearing
Jennifer Mungo, President
SC Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3008 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 252-5646
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind- Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Richard Ferrante, Director
UAP of South Carolina
USC School of Medicine
Center for Disability Resources
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5231
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Evelyn Evans, Project Director
SC Assistive Technology Project
USC School of Medicine
Center for Disability Resources
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5263
Web: www.scsn.net/users/scatp
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Mary Eaddy, Director
PRO-PARENTS of SC
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 203
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 779-3859 (V/TTY); (800) 759-4776 (In SC) (V/TTY)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Bev Hildreth, President
South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
1826 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2619
(800) 743-3782
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Joseph D. Jones, CEO
Easter Seals South Carolina
3020 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 256-0735; (800) 951-4090
Denise Rivers, Director
South Carolina Services Information System
Center for Disability Resources
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5231 (Admin. Number Only)
(803) 935-5300 (Columbia Area)
(800) 922-1107
Family Connection of SC, Inc.
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 103B
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 252-0914 (in Columbia)
(864) 455-6213 (in Greenville)
(800) 578-8750
Web: familyconnectionsc.org
Larry K. Salley, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) South Carolina
P.O. Box 643
Columbia, SC 29202-0643
(803) 931-0620